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eks´kwi-sit (ἀκÏιβηÌÏ‚, akribeÌ„Ìs): The Greek word means “accurate†“searched out,†equivalent to exquisitus from which “exquisite†is derived. It also means in argument “close,†“subtle.†In Ecclesiasticus 18:29, we have, “They poured forth exquisite parables,†the Revised Version (British and American) “apt proverbs,†and 19:25, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) “There is an exquisite subtleity, and the same is unjust.